THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Title
THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
Description
In 1956 community leaders, headed by Dr. J. Gerald Hagey, formed the Waterloo College Associate Faculties, a non-denominational corporation, to provide Waterloo with improved educational facilities, particularly in the technical, scientific and engineering fields. A year later about seventy students, attracted by a pioneer programme in co-operative education, attended the institution’s first classes. Full university powers were conferred by a 1959 Act and the next year the University awarded its first degrees. St. Jerome’s College, a century-old Roman Catholic educational institution, federated with the University of Waterloo in 1960 and within the next year Renison (Anglican), St. Paul’s (United Church) and Conrad Grebel (Mennonite) became affiliate colleges of the University.
Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation
Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, Ministry of Culture and Recreation
Creator
Sarah J. McCabe
Date
May 13, 2018
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Citation
Sarah J. McCabe, “THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO,” Historic Plaques of Ontario: An Omeka Demo Site, accessed May 13, 2024, https://ontarioplaques.omeka.net/items/show/194.